Turkish Submitted Names

Turkish names are used in the country of Turkey, which is situated in western Asia and southeastern Europe. Turkey is part of the larger Muslim world. See also about Turkish names.
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Öznur f & m Turkish
From Turkish öz meaning "substance, essence, gist" or öz meaning "soul" combined with nur meaning "light".
Pamuk m Turkish
Means "cotton" in Turkish.
Papatya f Turkish
Directly taken from Turkish papatya "daisy".
Parla f Turkish, Azerbaijani
From Turkish parlamak, meaning "to shine".
Parlak f Turkish
Means "bright" in Turkish.
Pars m Turkish (Rare)
Means "leopard" in Turkish.
Pekcan m Turkish
Derived from Turkish pek meaning "many, much" and can meaning "life, soul".
Pelin f Turkish
Means "wormwood" in Turkish.
Perestu f Turkish
Turkish form of Parastoo.
Perihan f Turkish
Turkish name of Persian origin meaning "queen of the fairies" or "queen of the nymphs". The name is derived from Turkish peri (Persian pari) "fairy; nymph" and han "queen".... [more]
Pervizifelek f Ottoman Turkish
From Ottoman Turkish perviz-i felek meaning "the Sun".
Petek m & f Turkish
Means "honeycomb" in Turkish.
Peyveste f Ottoman Turkish
From Persian پیوسته (peyvaste) meaning "connected, continuous; always, forever".
Rabiye f Turkish
Turkish form of Rabia.
Ragıp m Turkish
Turkish form of Ragheb.
Rahat f & m Turkmen, Turkish
Means "comfortable" in Turkish and Turkmen.
Rahime f Turkish
Turkish feminine form of Rahim.
Rahmet m Kazakh, Turkish
Means "mercy" or "to give thanks" in Kazakh. Derived from Arabic rahmah, meaning "mercy".
Ramize f Turkish, Albanian
Feminine form of Ramiz.
Raşit m Turkish, Turkmen
Turkmen form of Rashid as well as Turkish variant of Reşit.
Rayif m Turkish
Means "most merciful, most kind" in Turkish.
Raziye f Turkish
Turkish form of Razia, meaning "satisfied, pleased".
Recine f Turkish (Rare)
Turkish variant of Regina
Refika f Turkish, Bosnian
Feminine form of Refik.
Remzi m Turkish, Crimean Tatar, Albanian
Turkish, Albanian and Crimean Tatar form of Ramzi.
Remziye f Turkish
Feminine form of Remzi.
Resul m Turkish
Turkish form of Rasul.
Rewani m Ottoman Turkish
Rewani was an Ottoman poet. Rewani wrote a Diwan dedicated to Selim I known for its ghazels, which sing in a gentle flowing manner of human and mystic love, most of which were later set to music. Also Rewani's Ishret-name was the first Ottoman Turkish poem with a bacchic theme, which inspired the saki-names genre that became popular a century later.
Reyyan f Turkish
Turkish form of Rayyan.
Rouslan m Turkish
it means the lion.
Rukh m Persian, Kazakh, Pashto, Turkish, Tajik, Uzbek
Persian, Kazakh, Pashto, Turkish, Tajik, Uzbek, & Turkmen form of the Arabic name Ruh, meaning "spirit".
Rumeysa f Turkish
"Procyon. The brightest star in the constellation of Canis Minor." ... [more]
Rüştü m Turkish
Variant of Rushdi.
Rüya f Turkish
Means "dream" in Turkish.
Saadet f Turkish
Means "happiness", "felicity", "contentment" or "bliss" in Turkish. Famous barer is Saadet Aksoy.
Sabiha f Arabic, Turkish, Bengali, Urdu
Means "morning" or "beautiful, graceful" in Arabic. This name was borne by Turkish aviator Sabiha Gökçen (1913-2001).
Sabit m Arabic, Turkish, Kazakh, Bosnian, Azerbaijani, Albanian
Arabic alternate transcription of Thabit as well as the form used in various languages.
Sadakat f Turkish
Means "loyalty, faithfulness" in Turkish.
Şaduman f Turkish
Persian origin meaning "joyful, cheerful"
Şafak f Turkish
Means "dawn, aurora, daybreak, first light" in Turkish.
Safie f Literature, Turkish (Archaic)
Variant of Safiye. This was the name of a Turkish merchant's daughter in the novel Frankenstein.
Safir f & m Turkish
Turkish form of Sapphire.
Safran f Turkish
Means "saffron" in Turkish.
Safter m Crimean Tatar, Turkish (Rare)
Derived from Persian صافتر (sâftar) meaning "smooth, even", ultimately from صاف (sâf) meaning "flat, smooth, even".
Şah f & m Ottoman Turkish
Şah means in Turkish "king, queen", which derives from Persian title "shāh" of the same meaning. This name was severaly given to members of Ottoman family, such as daughter of Selim I (actually named Şahihuban, but more often refered to as "Şah") and daughter of Selim II and Nurbanu.... [more]
Şahıhuban f Ottoman Turkish
From Ottoman Turkish "the queen of beauties": şah - "shah (queen)" and hûban - "beauties" (plural form of Persian word hub - "beauty", "beautiful")
Sahil f Turkish
Means Beach
Sahra f Somali, Arabic, German (Modern, Rare), Turkish, English (Modern, Rare)
Literally from Arabic صحراء (ṣaḥrāʾ) meaning "desert" as well as a variant of Zahrah.
Saim m Turkish, Arabic
Means "one who is fasting" in Arabic.
Saime f Turkish
Turkish form of Saima.
Sakin m Turkish
Means calm
Şakire f Turkish
Feminine form of Şakir, making it a cognate of Shakira.
Salime f Ottoman Turkish
Ottoman Turkish form of Salima.
Saner m Turkish
Turkish masculine name derived from the word san meaning "name, reputation" and er meaning "man".
Saniye f Turkish
Turkish form of Saniyya.
Şansel f Turkish
Name of Turkish origin, means “lucky hand”.
Şapur m Turkish
Turkish form of Shapur.
Sare f Turkish
Turkish form of Sarah.
Şarik m Turkish
Means "yellow, pale" in Turkish.
Şarlman m Turkish
Turkish form of Charlemagne.
Sarp m Turkish
Means "steep" in Turkish.
Sarper m Turkish
The name is formed from the Turkish words sarp "steep, high" and er "man, male, soldier".
Satilmiş m Turkish
Means "sold" in Turkish.
Savcı m Turkish
Means "prosecutor" in Turkish.
Sayar f Turkish
Means "she counts, respects, regards, values, takes into account, or considers" in Turkish.
Şaziye f Turkish
Meaning unknown.
Sebahat f Turkish
beauty in turkish
Seçil f Turkish
Means "chosen" in Turkish.
Seçkin m & f Turkish
Means "distinguished" in Turkish.
Sedanur f Turkish
Combination of the names Seda and Nur.
Sedat m Turkish
Means "justness, truth" or "mind, intelligence" in Turkish.
Şefakat m & f Turkish
Turkish form of Shafaqat.
Sefer m Albanian, Bosnian, Turkish
Albanian, Bosnian and Turkish form of Safar.
Şefik m Turkish
Turkish form of Shafiq.
Şefika f Turkish
Feminine form of Şefik.
Şehide f Turkish
Turkish feminine form of Shahid.
Şehit m Turkish
Turkish form of Shahid.
Şehla f Ottoman Turkish
Likely derives from Ottoman Turkish shehla meaning "bluish or light eyes".
Şehlâ f Turkish
dark blue or hazel eyes.
Şehnaz f Turkish
Turkish form of Shahnaz.
Seifullah m Kazakh, Turkish, Pashto
Kazakh variant spelling of Saifullah.
Şekerpare f Ottoman Turkish
From Ottoman Turkish Şekerpare or Şeker-pare meaning "a piece of sugar" (from words şeker - "sugar" and pare-"piece"), "like sugar", "very sweet".
Şelale m & f Turkish
Means "waterfall" in Turkish.
Selçuk m Turkish
In Turkish it means "eloquent", "silver-tongued", and/or "golden-mouthed". ... [more]
Selen f Turkish
Means "good news" in Turkish.
Selime f Turkish, Crimean Tatar
Turkish and Crimean Tatar form of Salima.
Selin f Turkish
Means "fresh running water" in Turkish, ultimately from Turkish sel "fast-flowing stream; torrent; flood".
Şelomtzion f History, Turkish
Turkish form of Shlomtzion, used to refer to the historical Judaean queen commonly known as Salome Alexandra in English.
Selva f Turkish
Turkish spelling of the Arabic name Salwa. This name is popular in Arabic-speaking countries. It's uncommon in non-Arabic-speaking countries.
Sema f Turkish
Directly taken from Turkish sema "sky, heaven, firmament".
Semanur f Turkish
A compound of Sema and Nur.
Semavi m Turkish
Means "celestial" in Turkish.
Semira f Amharic, Turkish, Bosnian
Feminine form of Semir.
Şemsa f Turkish
Derived from the Turkish word şems meaning "sun", itself derived from the Arabic شمس (see Shams).
Şemsiruhsar f Ottoman Turkish
Means "cheeks like the sun" in Ottoman Turkish.
Şemsüddin m Turkish
Turkish form of Shamsuddin.
Sena f Turkish
Directly taken from Turkish sena, meaning "praise, glory".
Şengül f Turkish
Means "rose garden", see Gülşen.
Sera f Turkish
It means greenhouse.
Serap f Turkish
Means "mirage; will-o'-the-wisp" in Turkish.
Şerare f Turkish
Fire spark, flame
Seraya m Khazar (Latinized), Turkish (Rare)
Khazar, Karaite, Krymchak and Turkish form of Sergius. The name is known as ''Seraj'' in Polish and ''Seraja'' in Lithuanian.... [more]
Sercan m Turkish
Combination of ser "head, top" and can "life, soul".
Serin f Turkish
Means "cool" in Turkish.
Sermed m Turkish
Turkish form of Sarmad.
Sermet m Turkish
Turkish form of Sarmad.
Serra f Turkish
abundance and prosperity are its meanings.
Sertab f Turkish
Means "the main light, radiance". Sertab Erener is a famous singer with the name. Her name was chosen from a classical Turkish song called "Ey Şûh-i Sertab".
Sertaç m Turkish
Terived from Turkish ser, an archaic word for "head" and taç meaning "crown".
Servet m Albanian, Turkish
Turkish and Albanian male name of Arabic derivation.... [more]
Servetseza f Ottoman Turkish
Means "worthy of riches", from Ottoman Turkish ثروت (servet) meaning "riches, wealth" (of Arabic origin) and seza meaning "worthy" (of Persian origin).
Seval f Turkish
Form the turkish words sev= love or like and al = grap/pick up.
Sevcan f Turkish
A combination of sev which means "love" and can which means "soul, life".
Sevdet m Turkish
Variant of Cevdet.
Sevilen f Turkish
Means "beloved, loved, darling" in Turkish.
Sevin f Ottoman Turkish
Sevin is Kurdish and Turkish for "lovely", "love her", or "rejoice". It is from Ottoman Turkey, but since the Persians or Iranians use it a lot too, it is written in Arabic characters as well.
Şevkefza f Ottoman Turkish
From Ottoman Turkish شوق (şevk) meaning "desire, yearning, ardor, eagerness" and Persian افزا (afza), the present stem of افزودن (afzudan) meaning "to increase, to add".
Şevki m Turkish
Turkish form of Shawqi.
Şeyda f Turkish
Crazy in love, very passionate, in love.
Seyhan m & f Turkish
The river poured into the bay of Iskenderun by splitting the Adana oven.
Seymen m Turkish
Turkish... [more]
Seyyide f Turkish
Turkish form of the name Sayyid... [more]
Sezai f Turkish
It appears to mean: "One who is appropriate, suitable, seemly.", "One who is well-proportioned.", or "One who is intuitive (esp. Sezal)."
Sezen f & m Turkish
Means "sensing, one who senses" in Turkish.
Sezgi f & m Turkish
Means "perception, feeling, instinct" in Turkish.
Sezgin m Turkish
Means "insightful" in Turkish.
Sezin f Turkish
Means "feeling" in Turkish.
Sibel f Turkish
Meaning uncertain, possibly a form of of the name Cybele or derived from Arabic سبيل (sabil) meaning "water fountain".
Sidelya f Turkish (Modern, Rare)
Turkish name of unknown origin and meaning.
Sidkiya m Turkish
Turkish form of Tzidqiyyahu (see Zedekiah).
Şifa f Turkish
Means to be healed.
Şiir m & f Turkish
Means "poetry, verse, song" in Turkish.
Şimal m & f Turkish
Means "the north" in Turkish.
Simay f Turkish
Means "silver moon" or "glitter moon" in Turkish, ultimately derived from Turkish sim meaning "silver, glitter" combined with Turkish ay meaning "moon".
Şimşek m & f Turkish
Means "lightning, flash" in Turkish.
Simten f Turkish
Means silver skin from 'sim' meaning silver and 'ten' meaning skin (both words are of Persian origin)
Sinan m Arabic, Turkish, Albanian, Bosnian
Means "spearhead, arrowhead" in Arabic.
Sindel f Popular Culture, Turkish, English (American, Modern, Rare)
Sindel is a fictional character in the Mortal Kombat fighting game series. She made her debut in Mortal Kombat 3 as the mother of Princess Kitana and the unwilling wife of the evil emperor Shao Kahn
Sineperver f Ottoman Turkish
From Ottoman Turkish sine meaning "breast, bosom, heart" (from Persian سینه⁩) and Persian پرور⁩ (parvar), the present stem of پروردن⁩ (parvardan) meaning "to foster, nourish, cherish".
Sirem f Turkish
Meaning uncertain. The name is possibly derived from Sirem, which is the Turkish name for Syrmia, a region of the Pannonian Plain in Europe.
Sırrı m Turkish
Means "secret" in Turkish.
Sıtkı m Turkish
Means "squat" in Turkish.
Sittişah f Ottoman Turkish
Derives most possibly from "sitti" which means "he, who protects" or "is kept safe (by) him" and "şah", which means "king, queen". This was the given name of Sittişah Hatun, consort of Mehmed II. and biological mother of Bayezid II... [more]
Şivekar f Ottoman Turkish
From Ottoman Turkish şivekâr - "graceful", "flirty","mannered"
Sofya f Turkish, Uyghur
Turkish and Uyghur form of Sofia.
Sogol f Turkish (Archaic, ?)
Turkish-Persian... [more]
Şöhret f Turkish
From the Turkish word şöhret meaning "fame".
Şölen f Turkish
Means "ceremony" in Turkish.
Sonay f Turkish
Used in Turkey. This is the name of "last moony nights of summer" in Azerbaijan folklore. In 2015 film Mustang Sonay is the oldest of five sisters main characters of the movie.
Songüz m & f Turkish
Means "the end of autumn", from Turkish son meaning "the end, the last" and güz meaning "autumn".
Sonnur f Turkish
Means "last light" in Turkish.
Sonseray m & f Turkish
Setting moon
Sonyaz m & f Turkish
Means "the end of summer" from Turkish son meaning "last, the end" and yaz meaning "summer".
Soyhan m & f Turkish
Means "noble-descended" in Turkish.
Soykan m Turkish
"Blue-blooded", "noble khan"
Suat m Turkish
Variant of Suad.
Şuayp m Turkish
A prophet that is sent to Midians, Jethro or Arabic Shuhaib.
Sueda f Turkish
Derived from "Su" meaning Water and "Eda".
Suer m Turkish
Brave soldier
Süfyan m Azerbaijani, Turkish
Azerbaijani and Turkish form of Sufian.
Sugül f Turkish
Combination of the names Su 1 and Gül.
Süha m Turkish
Turkish form of the Arabic given name Suha.
Şükran f Turkish
Means "gratitude, thankfulness, blessing" in Turkish.
Şükrü m Turkish
Derived from Turkish şükür meaning "gratitude, thankfulness", ultimately from Arabic شُكْرِيّ (šukriyy) "thankful".
Şukûfe f Turkish
Turkish form of Shokoufeh.
Şükür m Azerbaijani, Turkish
Means "gratitude, thankfulness" in Azerbaijani and Turkish, ultimately from Arabic شُكْر (šukr).
Suley m Turkish
Diminutive of Süleyman.
Sultanah f Ottoman Turkish, Medieval Jewish
Ottoman Turkish equivalent of Hebrew Malka or its Spanish translation Reina 1, both meaning "queen", popular in the Jewish community.
Sülü m Turkish
Diminutive of Süleyman.
Sümeyya f Turkish
Turkish form of Sumayya.
Sumru f & m Turkish
Means "tern" in Turkish.
Sündüs f Turkish
Turkish form of Sundus.
Süsen f Turkish
Turkish feminine name referring to either the iris or freesia flower.
Süyümbike f Turkish
Turkish name with the combination of Süyüm "Lovely" and Büke "Queen, Woman".
Süzgün f Turkish (Rare)
A word meaning pure, cleanest. The root of the word comes from the verb "to filter(in Turkish süz-".... [more]
Tacettin m Turkish
Turkish form of the Arabic تاج الدين (Taj al-Din) meaning "crown of religion"
Tahsin m & f Arabic, Turkish, Bengali
Means "improvement, beautification, perfection" in Arabic, from the word حَسَّنَ (hassana) meaning "to improve, to perfect".
Takiyettin m Turkish
Turkish form of Taqi al-Din
Tamay f & m Turkish
Means "full moon" in Turkish.
Tamer m Turkish
Means "competent soldier" or "mannish, man of good qualities" in Turkish.
Tan m Turkish
Turkish
Tanaydin m & f Turkish
Derived from the Turkish tan meaning "dawn, daybreak" and aydın meaning "intellectual".
Tandoğan m Turkish
Means "born at dawn" in Turkish.
Tangül f Turkish
Means "dawn rose" in Turkish.
Tansu m & f Turkish
From Turkish tan meaning "dawn, daybreak" and su meaning "water".
Tardu m Turkish
Means "a light coming from darkness" in Turkish.
Tarkan m Turkish, Popular Culture
In the case of the Turkish popstar Tarkan, this name comes from a Turkish comic book character in the 1960's, which in turn comes from the name of an ancient Khazar king. Also, it was the title of a high-ranking military rank.... [more]
Taşdemir m Turkish (Rare)
Most likely a combination of words taş (from Old Turkic taş and Proto-Turkic *tāş) meaning "stone, rock, gem" and Demir, which is also used as a name, (from Old Turkic témir and Proto-Turkic *tämür) meaning "iron."... [more]
Tavus f Turkmen, Turkish
Alternate transcription of Tawus.
Tayfun m Turkish
Means "typhoon" in Turkish.
Tayfur m Turkish, Bashkir
Derived from Arabic طَيْفُور (ṭayfūr) meaning "(small) bird".
Tazen m Turkish (Modern, Rare)
Derived from Turkish taze meaning "new, fresh".
Telat m Turkish
Means "intermittent" in Turkish.
Temiz m & f Turkish
Means "clean" in Turkish.
Temren m Turkish
Means "pointy tip of a spear or arrow" in Turkish.
Tenzile f Turkish (Rare)
Turkish form of Tanzila. A notable bearer was Tenzile Erdoğan (1924-2011), the mother of Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.
Teoman m Turkish, Bosnian (Rare)
Modern Turkish and Bosnian form of the Mongol name Tümen via its Chinese form Touman.... [more]
Tesele f Turkish
Means "hope" in Zaza, language spoken in Turkey.
Teslime f Turkish
Turkish form of Taslima.
Tevhid m Ottoman Turkish
Ottoman Turkish form of Tavhid.
Tevhit m Turkish (Rare)
Modern form of Tevhid.
Tirimüjgan f Ottoman Turkish
From Ottoman Turkish تیر (tir) meaning "arrow" (of Persian origin) and Persian مژگان (mozhgan) meaning "eyelashes" (see Müjgan).
Tolgahan m Turkish
Combination of the given name Tolga and han, a variant of the Turkic title khan meaning "leader, ruler".
Tomader f Arabic, Turkish
Means "star" in Turkish.
Tomris f Turkish
Modern Turkish form of Tomyris.
Toprak m & f Turkish
Means "earth (soil), dry soil, land, country" in Turkish.
Töre m & f Turkish
Means "custom, morals" in Turkish.
Tören m & f Turkish
Means "ceremony, celebration" in Turkish.
Toros m Turkish
A mountain complex in southern Turkey, separating the Mediterranean coastal region of southern Turkey from the central Anatolian Plateau, no relation with Armenian name Toros, has relation with medieval name Taurus meaning bull.
Tosun m Turkish
Means "bull" in Turkish.
Tufan m Turkish
Means "deluge, storm" in Turkish, ultimately from Arabic طُوفَان (ṭūfān).
Tülin f Turkish
Means "the halo around the moon" in Turkish.
Tuna m & f Turkish
Turkish name for the Danube River.
Tunahan m Turkish
Turkish name with the combination of Tuna and han meaning "khan".
Tuncer m Turkish
Composed from Turkish tunç ''bronze'' and er "brave; man".
Tunga m Turkish
Mostly known as a name of Alp Er Tunga who is is a mythical hero and one of the great leader in old Turkish history and Turkic literature. He is mentioned as a khan of Saka (Scythia)... [more]
Turaç m & f Turkish
Means "francolin" in Turkish.
Turhan m & f Turkish, Albanian
Turkish masculine name; meaning unknown. It is also occasionally used as a feminine name, as was the case of Turhan Hatice, wife of Sultan Ibrahim I of the Ottoman Empire.
Türk m & f Turkish
Means "Turk" in Turkish.
Türkan f Turkish
Türkan was the name of a Turkish princess.
Türkuvaz m & f Turkish
Means "cyan" in Turkish.
Tuti f Ottoman Turkish
Means "parrot", derived from Persian.
Tuvana f Ottoman Turkish, Turkish
From old Persian, meaning strong
Tzemile f Greek, Turkish (Hellenized)
Greek form of the Turkish name Cemile.
Ubeydullah m Turkish
Turkish form of Ubaidullah.
Üçgül f Turkish
Means "clover" in Turkish.
Uğuray f Turkish
From the Turkish uğur meaning "good luck" and ay meaning "moon".
Uğurcan m & f Turkish
Derived from uğur meaning "luck" and can meaning "soul".
Uilyam m Russian, Belarusian, Ukrainian, Turkish
Russian, Belarusian, Ukrainian and Turkish form of William (following phonetic rendering of the English pronunciation).
Ülger m & f Turkish, Medieval Turkic, Near Eastern Mythology, Medieval Mongolian
Derived from "Ülker", the Pleiades; and "Ülgen", a Turkic creator-deity from Tengrism, an ethnic Turkic, Yeniseian, Mongolic religion.... [more]
Ülker f & m Turkish
Name referring to the Pleiades.
Ulku f & m Turkish (Anglicized)
Variant of Ülkü used outside of Turkey.
Umay f Turkish
Umay is ancient turkic mentioned in the first written documents of turkic languages, that is, orkhon inscriptions. Umay is a female spirit that protects babies and baby animals in Turkic mythology. It also means bringer of luck and abundance.
Umman f & m Turkish
Means "ocean" in Turkish.
Ümmî f Ottoman Turkish
From Arabic umm meaning "mother".
Ümmü f Turkish
More modern variant of Ümmî.
Ümmügülsüm f Azerbaijani, Ottoman Turkish, Turkish
Azerbaijani and Turkish form of Umm Kulthum.